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RSRT a testing ground for new initiatives, says Acton; HR Nicholls tells Bornstein to go back to school

RSRT a testing ground for new initiatives, says Acton; and HR Nicholls tells Bornstein to go back to school.

Builders should take solidarity lesson from unions: Johns

FWBC chief executive Leigh Johns has said large building contractors could learn a thing or two from the union movement about solidarity, and has criticised their lack of support for Grocon during the recent Myer Emporium blockade.

Restrictive clauses not a problem if you don't agree to them: Edwards

Fair Work Act review panel member Dr John Edwards has told an AMMA audience that the answer to restrictive agreement clauses is not to concede them in the first place.

Labor's EMA committee deputy resigns; New bill aims to boost resource workforce; & more

Labor's EMA committee deputy resigns; New bill aims to boost resource workforce; and Fairfax rejects adverse action claims.

Police raid Thomson's house

Police have this morning raided the home of embattled federal Member for Dobell, Craig Thomson.

Bornstein laments "abysmal" IR debate

Maurice Blackburn head of employment law Josh Bornstein has slammed the quality of IR debate in Australia, citing unfair dismissal laws, individual contracts and productivity as three examples of the problem.

Greens call for state public service protections inquiry; & James Hardie mini-series to screen next month

Greens IR spokesperson Adam Bandt, will next week seek to establish an urgent inquiry into initiatives to protect public sector workers from state government IR changes and job cuts; and James Hardie mini-series to screen next month.

Court clarifies post-sacking long service leave payment obligations

A court has made it clear that NSW employers that rely on information obtained after they dismiss employees for serious and wilful misconduct are not obliged to pay long service leave.

Court awards Lend Lease $550K over Queensland industrial action

The Federal Court has approved penalties totalling $590,000 against the CFMEU, CEPU and seven officials for 12 days of unlawful industrial action at two major Lend Lease projects in May last year.

Appeal court sinks MD's $7m-plus payout

The NSW Court of Appeal has upheld a major corporation's claim that it validly withheld its long-serving managing director's termination payments, including a significant bonus and long service leave entitlements, after it dismissed him for serious misconduct.

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